1976Final results

1976 election for Indiana Senate District 33

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Louis J. Mahern (D) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating James H. Kelly (R) by 44.8 points.

Louis J. MahernDemocrat · winner
72.4%20,067
James H. KellyRepublican
27.6%7,653
27,720 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+38.01980D+35.81984D+35.81988D+48.11992D+51.31996D+57.32000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET